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Dansville hops Oilers in standings with makeup win
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – In their first taste of postseason action – technically – the Olean Oilers fell to the Dansville Gliders 9-4, shifting the balance

Cohesion, experience leads the way as Pennsylvania readies for Corporate Cup
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – For the ninth consecutive year, teams from the Keystone and Empire State will be pitted against each other in the NY/PA Corporate

Olean City Council kicks QR code parking down the road for another month
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Some members of the Olean Common Council had second thoughts on the city’s proposed QR code parking plan and delayed approval for another month. Finance Committee Chairman

Rieman appeals ruling overturning conviction and ordering re-trail in Salamanca death case
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County District Attorney Lori P. Rieman has asked an appellate court to rehear a case involving a Salamanca man’s death they overturned last

Schmidt era comes to a close at St. Bonaventure following A10 tourney loss to Dayton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team entered the Atlantic 10 Championship knowing that the final days of head coach Mark Schmidt’s tenure were

Legislators ask Hochul to reconsider ending some Medicaid payments to rural ambulance services
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to reconsider a provision in her executive budget that would

Chuck Pollock: Reflections on Schmidt’s stint at St. Bonaventure
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist The hammer came Saturday morning when the Olean Star announced that St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt would be coaching his final game

Borrello, Sempolinski vote against Senate, Assembly add-ons to Hochul’s record state budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello criticized the Senate’s one-house budget resolution, passed Thursday along party lines, which adds $7.1 billion to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s




